The Opportunity 

The Project Coordinator (PC) will be responsible and accountable for the overall project management and coordination, quality programming and results achievement, financial management and compliance, project team management, stakeholder and partner relations, and donor deliverables. Feminist principles of collaboration, participation, transparency and respect for the agency of women’s organizations will be integrated in all aspects of this role. The PC will be responsible for development of deep and meaningful partnerships with the government structures at various level, service providers, different work units of PIE as well as WLOs and local partners at grassroots levels, to enhance the project’s outreach and intended objective/ambition. Simultaneously, PC will be in charge of building and/or maintaining links to, partnerships and networks with the government and relevant government bodies to enhance sustainability in the continuation of structures and mechanisms established under this project as well as that ensure evidence generated as a result of the project has the potential to scale and influence broader GBV prevention and responses, linking with One-stop centers (OSCs), champions of change for support and services including  social healing, health facilities, law enforcement services, economic empowerment, access to life saving SRHR and CP/GBV  information and services to GBV risk groups and survivors as per the safe programming principles and standards, policies/strategies, SOPs, guidelines and project agreement docu

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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.

• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Job Requirements

• BA/BSc Degree in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Project Management, Development Studies, or Social Sciences related fields.

• Minimum of 5 years of substantial experience in which 3 years broad experience in project management in development and humanitarian settings under INGO environment.  

• Experience of managing donors funded complex and large project budgets (> €1mil).

• Experience in developing and implementing Child Protection (CP), Gender Based Violence (GBV), and Sexual and Reproductive Health related projects.

• Good knowledge and understanding of development and humanitarian principles and established international child protection and CP/GBV and SRHR policies, strategies, programs and priorities, and NGO Code of Conduct.

• Fluency in English language is essential and In addition to Amharic Knowledge of Somali Languages is an additional

How to Apply

The closing date for the application is January 12, 2025. Qualified candidates should submit their application using THIS LINK

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org 

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required. As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with. Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.